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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1993	191 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	14,320-27,190 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	passage	1999	5,000 individuals	B1i
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1992	26,000 individuals	B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	-	22-86 individuals	B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990	12,439 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1999	300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1999	1,217 individuals	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	-	600 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	-	356-805 individuals	B1i
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	-	10 breeding pairs	B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1992	1,289 individuals	B1i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	LC	winter	1992	7,239 individuals	B1i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	winter	1996	2,200 individuals	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	-	300 breeding pairs	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1990	12,439 individuals	B1iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	30,000-71,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	Coastal lagoons	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Mud flats and sand flats	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Salt marshes	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Yumurtalik Lagoons	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	19,853	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ceyhan Delta. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ceyhan-delta-iba-turkey on 30/09/2023.